The Pursuit of Equality in American History

by J.R. Pole

Book Overview

The author looks to the origins of equality in Greek thought and the idea's important in the eighteenth century to understand the tenacious attraction it has had for American over more than two... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520039475
• Release Date: May 1993
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 395 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Outstanding

As a long time student of American history I found this British perspective eye opening. He picks apart the ultimate paradox in American culture...how we were a country founded on freedom that works so hard to deny it to so many. The evolution of the American identity and our definition of equality is painstakingly examined under a microscope. Americans and non-Americans alike should find this book inspiring.